What color is #608249?

#608249 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608249?

The RGB value is 96, 130, 73: 96 red, 130 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608249?

The complementary color is #6B4982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608249?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608249 color

#608249 rgb(96, 130, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #608249 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 51% green and 28.6% blue (96, 130, 73).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#608249 color codes

HEX	`#608249`
RGB	`rgb(96, 130, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 51%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 44%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.61, -22.99, 27.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.61, 35.48, 130.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.009, 18.933, 9.218)`
Decimal	`6324809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608249, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #608249	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608249 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #608249 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608249; }
.text { color: #608249; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608249; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 130 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608249, #49824f); }

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Questions

What color is #608249?: #608249 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608249?: The RGB value is 96, 130, 73: 96 red, 130 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608249?: The complementary color is #6B4982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608249?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.